I had dreamed of things, yet in the seconds after waking those things were gone. Still it seems all through today at least part of mind has remained asleep. Still, despite the vague aching sluggishness that has dragged upon me I have managed at least to managed to finalise my travel arrangements for the weekend, by means of a phonecall to my Dad, and that small accomplishment has leant a certain greater degree of stability to my senses. I get the 7:15 bus out of Whitby on Saturday, then that much travelled journey by train to Sheffield. The planning of such journey does though seem to be a great deal more complicated these days with so many different companies and routes requiring different tickets, still I have played this game enough times to know my why even with all the changes. Hopefully the weekend shall prove enjoyable anyways, though I'm mildly amused to see the predicted rains on the weather forecast for the weekend! Ah well, weddings are mostly conducted indoors are they not? Still hopefully it will be a good time with family, and I'm particularly looking forward to seeing my Aunt Chris who I've not seen in years. Hopefully I shall manage to have myself a reasonable time in any case.

There remain certain other things causing me a small anxiety though. I still await the arrival of forms from the OU for my financial assistance application. If they're not here tomorrow then it will be past the time I was told to expect them (which is going by working days although they didn't precisely specify such). There is still time for me to get them filled in and sent back for assessment but it is going to be cutting it fine and it hasn't really been the best of preparations for my course. Grrs. If they are not here very shortly I shall have to grumble at them again but hopefully such things wont be necessary. Still no word yet on the outcome of my other financial assessment either. They do seem to be taking their time, though I don't suppose I can really read anything into that. Can but wait and see. I am now though fully registered to vote at my new address having got my electoral register form a couple of days ago so I can at least make my own vain gesture at stemming the rising blue tide whenever that time may come.

Meanwhile at the shop the transition between summer stock and winter stuffs continues with our beloved area manager further endearing himself to his people by commanding various changes to the organisation of the shop floor, and the back again, and then to something else! To add a further dash of fear to my earlier tales of horror though, I have actually sold a few Christmas cards to some poor deranged mad people. Please, can't we at least have Halloween and Bonfire Night first? You know, those Autumn festivities. Christmas is for Wintertime, at least in this hemisphere. It's against nature if you ask me. They're just asking to have a hole ripped in the fabric of the universe and allowing the dark forces of chaos to be released from the netherworld between realities and engulf the world in madness! Just don't say I didn't tell you so when the universe collapses in on itself that's all! Hee, though of course the universe is going to be swallowed by a black hole when they turn on the Large Hadron Collider at Cern next week, either way, we're all doomed!

So with that cheery news time for me to scamper off and hopes that everyone is finding to enjoyable ways to spend the last few days of existence. Hee. Now I but wonder if I shall have any interesting remembered dreams this night, I'd like to, it's been a little while.